Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper with lacquered, painted leather covers
Dimensions:
H x W (.3 sheet): 46 × 32.2 cm (18 1/8 × 12 11/16 in)
Type:
Album
Origin:
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh state, India
Date:
Assembled in 18th century
Period:
Mughal dynasty
Court:
Mughal Court
School/Tradition:
Mughal school
Provenance:
To 1907
Colonel Henry Bathurst Hanna (1839-1914), London, to 1907 [1]
From 1907 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Colonel Henry Bathurst Hanna in 1907 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See See Original List of Persian Miniatures and Manuscripts, Miscellaneous section of Inventory, S.I. 1588, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
[2] See note 1.
[3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.
Collection:
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History:
Body Image (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)
At the Margins (June 4 to November 30, 1997)
South and South East Asian Art (May 9, 1993 to February 7, 2000)
Previous custodian or owner:
Colonel Henry Bathurst Hanna (1839-1914) (C.L. Freer source)
